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colored oleomargarine and paid $5 a tub tax on it. It gives you a little 

 idea about how cheaD oleomargarine can be made, if they can come in 

 and make that much and pay ten cents taxes. However, this only 

 amounted to about ^ per cent of the entire production. Added to this 

 are taxes at ten cens per pound in shape of fines, amounting to over 

 $200,000, which have been assessed against oleomargarine makers, divided 

 as follows, as nearly as can be ascertained without access to the reports 

 of the treasury department: 



Wm. J. Moxley & Co., Chicago $ 28,449.00 



Oakdale Manufacturing Co., Providence, R. I 60.000.00 



Globe Manufacturing Co., Providence, R. 1 40,000.00 



Vermont Manufacturing Co., Providence, R. 1 35.000.00 



Kingman & Co., Indianapolis. Ind 14,000.00 



Hammond Mai>ufacturing Co.. Hammond, Ind 7,000.00 



Cudahy & Co.. Omaha, Neb 17,000.00 



Total $201,449.00 



Moxley, of Chicago, made 284.000 pounds of oleomargarine in which 

 he introduced an oil. claimed to be cottenseed oil, but which proved to 

 be a preparation of palm oil with cott^onseed. and the government pre- 

 sented him with a bill for $28,449.80 being ten cents per pound tax on 

 all the goods he had put out of this kind. He paid the penalty and has 

 now sued the Government for recovery. This case will come up- in 

 court in Chicago some time in December. 



The Oakdale Manufacturing Oo. of Providence. R. I., put out 600,000 

 pounds of oleoliiargarine containing the forbidden palm oil, sold it as 

 uncolored oleomargarine, and the Government came onto them and 

 demanded $60,000. The demands of the Government when made upon 

 a manufacturer means that manufacturer must immediately pay the 

 money "or the Government takes charge of his factory. In the case of the 

 Oakdale Manufacturing Co., which is the largest oleomargarine estab- 

 lishment in the East and one of the largest in the country, it could not 

 meet the demands of the Government and went into the hands of a 

 receiver. 



The Globe Manufacturing Co.. of Providence, also used some of this 

 forbidden oil to color their oleomargarine, put it out under the quarter 

 cent tax. and were called upon for $40,000 by the Government. 



The Vermont Manufacturing Co.. also of Providence, was called upon 

 for $35,000 by the Government in the shape of fines. 



Kingman & Co.. of Indianapolis, were assessed and paid $14,000. 



Cudahy & Co., of Omaha, came in contact with a smart young man 

 from Kingman's plant, who told them he had a secret way of making 

 oleomargarine just as yellow as ever; they took the young man up; he 

 made oleomargarine for them one month and the Government presented 

 them with a bill for $17,000 for the oleomargarine which they thought 

 to be (and i presume in good faith) uncolored, but they had been 

 deceived by their maker and will be compelled to pay $17,000 and it will 

 take them some time on uncolored oleomargarine to make this profit. 



